Electoral Officials Say DRC Ready for Elections
Electoral officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they are ready for Monday’s presidential and legislative voting in a country the size of Western Europe with more than 63,000 polling...
View ArticleDRC Presidential Vote Disputed
The main opposition party in the Democratic Republic of Congo says it rejects early election results that give incumbent President Joseph Kabila some 50 percent of the vote. Opposition candidate...
View ArticleDRC Election Commission Expects Presidential Results This Week
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, there are increasing concerns about violence in the lead-up to the release of the results of last week’s presidential election. The country’s election commission...
View ArticleKabila Named Winner of DRC Election; Tshisekedi Rejects Results
Electoral officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say President Joseph Kabila has won re-election in a vote marred by violence and delays. Our correspondent reports from Kinshasa that the...
View ArticleCongo Government Says Opposition Creates Climate of Fear
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Joseph Kabila’s government says the main opposition candidate is creating a climate of fear by refusing to accept the president’s re-election. Congolese...
View ArticleObservers Question Integrity of DRC Vote
Electoral observers from the U.S.-based Carter Center say presidential results in the Democratic Republic of Congo were “mismanaged,” compromising the integrity of a vote that gave President Joseph...
View ArticleCongo Supreme Court Hears Election Challenge
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Supreme Court has begun hearing a lawsuit seeking to annul the presidential election that returned incumbent Joseph Kabila to power. Opposition candidate Vital...
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